Intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety among college students during the re-emergence of COVID-19: Mediation effects of cognitive emotion regulation and moderation effects of family function.
J Affect Disord
; 327: 378-384, 2023 04 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2231102
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In June 2021, the COVID-19 spread again in the community, and residents had to face the impact of the outbreak again after 276 days, none of the local cases in Guangdong Province, China. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms underlying the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and anxiety in college students in non-epidemic area during the periods of re-emergence of COVID-19.METHODS:
A survey was conducted among 86,767 college students in Guangdong Province, China from 10 to 18 June 2021, information on the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) and Family APGAR Index were collected. Five moderation and mediation models were analyzed using latent moderated structural equations.RESULTS:
The results showed that IU was positively related to anxiety (r = 0.42, p < 0.000). After controlling for age and gender, latent moderated structural equations indicated that catastrophizing mediated the relationship between IU and anxiety, and family function acted as a moderator in this relationship. Further analyses indicated that IU directly affected anxiety and had indirect effects on anxiety by catastrophizing. This relationship was weaker among college students who reported lower family function.CONCLUSION:
This study provides practical implications for designing intervention strategies to reduce anxiety in college students when the epidemic re-emerges.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emotional Regulation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Affect Disord
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jad.2023.01.110
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